Practical AI Automation: 50 Ideas from the Real Examples Library

"I don't know what to automate."

If you find yourself saying this, take a look at your recurring tasks, your manual follow-ups, and the data you process daily. Most of the friction in your workflow is likely an automation opportunity.

Here are 50 practical ideas pulled directly from our Blueprint Library.

1. Meeting Action Enforcer - Draft follow-up emails based on meeting transcripts and action items.

2. Competitor Spy - Receive a weekly summary of new ad creatives launched by your competitors.

3. Churn Detective - Identify high-risk accounts based on product usage signals.

4. LinkedIn Ghostwriter - Convert raw ideas or notes into structured LinkedIn posts.

5. SEO Gap Hunter - Identify keywords your competitors rank for that are missing from your strategy.

6. Sales Objection Simulator - Practice handling common objections with an AI-simulated prospect.

7. Contract Risk Detector - Automatically flag potentially problematic clauses in legal documents.

8. Newsletter Compiler - Draft internal updates or external newsletters using project logs and news feeds.

9. Lead Scorer - Grade inbound leads based on your defined ICP criteria.

10. Referral Fraud Detector - Identify suspicious patterns in referral signups to protect your margins.

11. Review Responder - Draft responses to customer reviews that maintain your brand's voice.

12. Pricing Page Psychologist - Audit your pricing page for common conversion barriers.

13. Job Description Optimizer - Refine JDs for clarity and to ensure they attract a diverse range of candidates.

14. Podcast Clip Selector - Identify high-impact segments from long-form audio for social sharing.

15. Webinar ROI Calculator - Associate webinar attendance with actual pipeline and revenue data.

16. Ideal Customer Profiler - Benchmark new signups against the characteristics of your highest-value customers.

17. Content Decay Alerter - Get notified when high-performing pages begin to lose organic traffic.

18. Support Ticket Tagger - Automatically categorize incoming support requests by topic and sentiment.

19. Competitor Pricing Watchdog - Monitor competitor websites for pricing or plan changes.

20. Influencer ROI Tracker - Quantify the return on investment for influencer-driven campaigns.

21. Feature Adoption Analyzer - Track which features are actually being utilized by specific user segments.

22. Welcome Sequence Personalizer - Customize onboarding emails based on user behavior during their first session.

23. Press Release Drafter - Generate draft announcements from product updates and technical specs.

24. YouTube Thumbnail Tester - Get AI feedback on thumbnail concepts before finalizing designs.

25. Social Crisis Monitor - Monitor for spikes in negative mentions to address issues proactively.

26. Google Maps Dominator - Audit your local SEO presence and identify optimization opportunities.

27. Sales Battlecard Builder - Create competitive battlecards based on recent competitor announcements.

28. Cold Email Personalizer - Add specific context to outreach emails based on prospect data.

29. Demo Call Scripter - Customize demo scripts based on a prospect's specific industry and role.

30. QBR Deck Generator - Pre-populate Quarterly Business Review slides with account performance data.

31. Abandoned Cart SMS - Send personalized SMS reminders to recover incomplete transactions.

32. Ad Creative Fatigue Alerter - Monitor performance trends to identify when ad creatives need refreshing.

33. Affiliate Application Screener - Automatically vet potential partners based on program requirements.

34. API Error Impact Alerter - Correlate technical errors with business metrics like lost revenue.

35. Attribution Modeler - Compare different attribution models to understand the value of each channel.

36. Backlink Toxicity Checker - Scan your backlink profile for low-quality links that may impact SEO.

37. Beta Tester Recruiter - Segment your user base to find the best candidates for beta programs.

38. Blog Post ROI Calculator - Calculate the conversion value and lead generation impact of each post.

39. Brand Voice Enforcer - Audit content drafts to ensure they align with established brand guidelines.

40. Broken Image Finder - Automatically scan site pages for broken images or missing alt text.

41. Product Bundle Tracker - Analyze the performance of product bundles and upsell offers.

42. Buying Committee Analyzer - Map deal contacts to roles to see where you lack multi-threading.

43. CAC Tracker - Monitor Customer Acquisition Cost trends relative to different marketing activities.

44. Campaign Naming Police - Validate ad campaign names to ensure consistent reporting.

45. Case Study Interviewer - Use AI to gather initial customer feedback for testimonial creation.

46. Churn Video Analyzer - Transcribe and analyze churn exit videos for recurring themes.

47. Commission Calculator - Calculate sales commissions based on deal data and complex tier structures.

48. Community Watchdog - Track sentiment in Slack, Discord, or forums to identify trending issues.

49. Competitor Tech Spy - Track changes in the technologies your competitors are using.

50. Networking Planner - Identify the most relevant people to meet at upcoming industry events.

Workflow Note: You can implement these using our blueprints paired with an agent like Gemini or Claude to process your local files and data.